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/bal"euh noyd'/, adj.shaped like an acorn.[1865-70; < Gk balanoeidés, equiv. to bálan(os) acorn + -oeides -OID]
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balanoid — balanoíd adj. m., pl. balanoízi; f. sg. balanoídă, pl. balanoíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic BALANOÍD, Ă adj. Cu aspect de ghindă. (< fr. balanoïde) … Dicționar Român
Balanoid — Bal a*noid, a. [Gr. ba lanos acorn + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Resembling an acorn; applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See {Acornshell}, and {Barnacle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
balanoid — adj. [Gr. balanos, acorn; eidos, like] Acorn shaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
balanoid — acorn shaped Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
balanoid — bal·a·noid … English syllables
balanoid — a. acorn shaped; pertaining to acorn barnacles; n. acorn barnacle … Dictionary of difficult words
balanoid — I. ˈbaləˌnȯid adjective Etymology: Greek balanoeidēs like an acorn, from balan + eidēs oid : of or relating to the acorn barnacles II. noun ( s) : acorn barnacle … Useful english dictionary
Balanite — Bal a*nite, n. [L. balanus acorn: cf. F. balanite.] (Paleon.) A fossil balanoid shell. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barnacle — For other uses, see Barnacle (disambiguation). Barnacles Temporal range: Mid Cambrian–Recent … Wikipedia
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
